Many years later, Lu Qingjiu still recalled the afternoon when the White Moon Fox had infused him into a physical body. Although he had recalled some memories back then, he was unable to piece them together. Thus, he had been fooled into the White Moon Fox's body, unknowingly.

When Lu Qingjiu woke up from his body, he saw that the scenery around him had become smaller, especially the beautiful wife in front of him who smiled gently at him.

"Moon Fox?" Lu Qingjiu called his name blankly.

Bai Yuehu reached out and touched Lu Qingjiu's cheek, then lowered her head and placed a gentle kiss on his forehead. Yin Xun stood nearby, tears welling in her eyes. Finally, she said to Lu Qingjiu the words he had been waiting for so long: "Welcome back."

Before Lu Qingjiu could react to Yin Xun's words "welcome back", Bai Yuehu took his hand and led him into the bedroom. At that moment, he did not realize what being led into the bedroom meant. It was not until three days later that his memory was completely restored and he even thought he would die in bed.

Bai Yuehu, the fake vixen, had been holding back for three whole years, and now that she had finally tasted meat, she wasn't willing to give up so easily. Furthermore, Lu Qingjiu was no longer human, and her body was so strong she could go three days without food or drink without any problems. This created the perfect conditions for Bai Yuehu.

Lu Qingjiu's memory was scattered at first, but later, under the stimulation of Bai Yuehu, he was able to recall everything from the past bit by bit. However, the more he remembered, the angrier he became. Bai Yuehu, that bastard, had deceived him for several months. It was not until he tricked him into bed that he realized that he was the poor beautiful wife.

Three days later, Bai Yuehu came out of the bedroom looking refreshed, while Lu Qingjiu was lying on the bed, looking like he might die at any moment. Yin Xun went in to give him a sip of water and found that there were teeth marks on Lu Qingjiu's fingertips.

"I'm dying..." Lu Qingjiu said weakly, "Tell Bai Yuehu not to come in."

Yin Xun said, "Brother, I can't do it."

Lu Qingjiu: "If you still recognize me as your brother, please help me!" If he continues like this, he will really die.

Yin Xun thought about it, and after leaving, he told Bai Yuehu that Lu Qingjiu was angry and asked him to develop sustainably and take it easy. Besides, he hadn't eaten in three days. Didn't he miss Lu Qingjiu's cooking? Bai Yuehu was sitting in the living room, resting. After hearing Yin Xun's words, he pondered for a moment and actually agreed. It had indeed been a long time since they had tasted Lu Qingjiu's cooking, and they missed it immensely. Besides, don't force Lu Qingjiu into a rebellious mentality. The idea of ​​sustainable development still makes sense.

So Lu Qingjiu finally got a chance to catch his breath. He originally thought that he would need at least a week of rest before his body, which seemed to be falling apart, could recover. However, he didn't know what Bai Yuehu used to build his body. After sleeping for a night, the sore feeling disappeared.

So Lu Qingjiu got up early and walked around the house.

Three years had passed, and surprisingly, not much had changed at home. Even the honey in the backyard was overflowing, but no one was taking it. The chickens and rabbits in the front yard were becoming a plague. The kitchen, unused, was spotless and dust-free, presumably because someone had been cleaning it regularly. What touched Lu Qingjiu most was the refrigerator, overflowing with food. It was clear that Yin Xun and Bai Yuehu had been preparing for his return.

Lu Qingjiu took a lot of things out of the refrigerator and made a hearty breakfast. He made eight-treasure porridge, baked omelets, cold noodles, and porridge. In short, he made everything that could be made fresh. By the time the food arrived, it was almost ten o'clock in the morning. Bai Yuehu and Yin Xun waited obediently at the table with chopsticks and bowls in hand.

Lu Qingjiu brought the food to the table one plate at a time, and everyone started eating only after the last piece of food was served.

Tasting the flavor he hadn't tasted for a long time, Yin Xun's eyes became moist again, but he still reached out to wipe them away, and pretended to casually talk to Lu Qingjiu about what had happened in the past few years.

After Lu Qingjiu disappeared, Zhu Miaomiao was very anxious, so he went to visit her and traveled to most parts of the country, seeing many sights he had never seen before. Lu Qingjiu ate while listening carefully, feeling that he had indeed missed a lot, but now it was okay because he was back.

Bai Yuehu was very quiet throughout the whole process. He had been with Lu Qingjiu for the past three years, so he had nothing to say.

After listening to this, Lu Qingjiu thanked the two of them for their hard work.

Yin Xun finally couldn't hold back and started sobbing. Bai Yuehu held Lu Qingjiu's hand, and their fingers were interlocked. They saw tenderness in each other's eyes.

Lu Qingjiu didn't have many memories of the past three years, but he knew that Bai Yuehu must have spent a lot of effort to resurrect him.

In that case, just live the rest of your life well.

So Lu Qingjiu began to get his life back on track. First, he called Zhu Miaomiao to inform her that he was fine. On the phone, Zhu Miaomiao cried and scolded Lu Qingjiu, calling him heartless. Then she came back and laughed again, saying that she would bring Lu Qingjiu's godson back with her when he was born. Lu Qingjiu then learned that Zhu Miaomiao had been married last year and was pregnant this year. In addition to being surprised, he asked Zhu Miaomiao to take good care of the baby and that he would find time to visit her. This was how he calmed her down.

After resolving Zhu Miaomiao's issue, Lu Qingjiu opened his Taobao store again and was nearly frightened to death by the messages on Wangwang. He had never seen so many messages before, and the overwhelming volume was enough to make his head explode. He clicked on two of them, and all of them were customers crying in sorrow. "Boss, I'm counting on your hair growth water to help me get married. Why don't you open your store? If you don't, I'll crash into you!"

Lu Qingjiu: “…” It’s terrible.

There was so much information like this that Lu Qingjiu thought for a moment and decided not to rush to get the items. Instead, he went to the backyard to check on the hair-growing well. The light ring above the hair-growing well was still there. He shouted for a long time before finally calling out the ghost girl. When the ghost girl saw Lu Qingjiu, she greeted him repeatedly and asked about his health. It seemed that she also knew about Lu Qingjiu's death.

"I'm fine now. How are you?" Lu Qingjiu asked, "Are there enough believers? I'll offer you incense and candles tomorrow."

"It's okay, it's fine." The ghost girl said, "If you have time, please continue selling the hair growth water. My faith has also faded a lot in the past few years since you closed the business..."

Lu Qingjiu said okay.

The two reached an agreement on this, and Lu Qingjiu decided to reopen the store in a few days.

Three years is just a blink of an eye for a long-lived species like the dragon clan, but for humans, it's not a short separation. Lu Qingjiu arrived in town and inquired about the news. He learned that Hu Shu and Pang Ziqi had both been promoted and were currently working as police officers in the city.

“I feel like there have been a lot of changes around me.” Lu Qingjiu sighed while buying vegetable seeds.

The seed seller said, "That's right. The town is about to get a high-speed rail line. Where have you been these past three years? I haven't seen you."

Lu Qingjiu smiled and said, "I walked around a lot, and finally found home to be the best place, so I came back."

"Yeah," the seed shop owner sighed. "Home is still the best place. People in the city are starting to move to the suburbs... They say the air and water here are good for health."

Lu Qingjiu smiled and said yes.

Ever since the barrier merged, Yin Xun no longer had to guard those polluted souls. Most miraculously, the villagers of Shuifu Village didn't vanish, but continued to live on as if they were still alive. Lu Qingjiu asked Bai Yuehu why this happened, and Bai Yuehu explained that they were also considered non-human, but they didn't know it. It was like being dead, unaware of their own mortality, and so they continued to live like the living.

Although Lu Qingjiu was a little worried, seeing that no one else noticed anything unusual about the villagers, he thought to just let it go. He would just live one day at a time and deal with it when something happened.

Xiaohua's long-cherished wish for Li Xiaoyu finally got into his beloved junior high school, said to be the best in the city, and Li Xiaoyu even got in as a top-ten student in his grade. Xiaohua was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes, saying that his hard work had finally paid off. This was the first time he'd seen such a motivated child like Li Xiaoyu, and he decided to urge him to work harder and get into a good high school.

Because the junior high school in the city is quite far away, Li Xiaoyu only comes back on weekends. At this time, Xiaohua will drive a small truck to pick Li Xiaoyu up home, although every time Lu Qingjiu is very worried that Xiaohua will be caught by the traffic police.

"It's okay. I'll be detained for a few days at most for driving without a license. When I get out, I'll be a good man again." Xiaohua said.

Lu Qingjiu criticized Xiaohua's thinking, saying, "The point is driving without a license. Don't you realize you're a pig?"

Xiaohua: "...It's time to transform." In the following days, he began to worry about how to turn into a human as quickly as possible.

Life returned to a peaceful rhythm. Bai Yuehu reclaimed the land he had longed for, planting many of his favorite fruits and vegetables. The fruit trees they had planted a few years ago had grown into mature trees: apples, pears, peaches, plums—in short, everything you could imagine. They lined the yard and the path, providing shade. In autumn, the trees would be laden with a variety of fruits.

Seeing Shengxia, Lu Qingjiu thought of the dead Zhurong and the other two Four Seasons Gods and said, "Oh, I forgot. Have Zhurong and the others been resurrected?"

When Bai Yuehu heard Zhu Rong's name, his expression became subtle.

Lu Qingjiu thought that Zhu Rong hadn't resurrected, so Bai Yuehu was like this. Just as he was about to say something to comfort him, he saw Bai Yuehu nod and say, "He's alive."

Lu Qingjiu: "Alive, why didn't I see it?"

White Moon Fox: "...You want to see?"

Lu Qingjiu was bewildered, not understanding what Bai Yuehu's subtle tone and expression meant. Until the next day, when Bai Yuehu brought in three crying little kids from outside the door, Lu Qingjiu was dumbfounded.

"Where did you steal this child from?" Lu Qingjiu asked in horror, "What if the parents find out?"

Bai Yuehu held up the little kids' collars and said, "It's okay. They don't have any parents."

Lu Qingjiu took a closer look and realized that these dolls were obviously not human, because no human parents would dye their children's hair in various colors and give them strange colored contact lenses.

Lu Qingjiu took a closer look and found that these dolls looked familiar. He immediately thought of something and said in disbelief, "Are they the Four Seasons Gods?"

Bai Yuehu nodded and threw the dolls in front of Lu Qingjiu.

Three white ball-like babies huddled together and cried, looking at the White Moon Fox as if they were looking at a big devil.

Lu Qingjiu's expression twisted: "...Why, it became like this."

Bai Yuehu said, "It's okay, it will be fine next year." He explained that after the Four Seasons God died, he would turn back into the appearance of a child, but it was not a big problem. After a few years of baptism by the four seasons, he would be able to return to his previous appearance.

Lu Qingjiu said: "Do they still have their memories?"

White Moon Fox: "Yes, unless something unexpected happens like the God of Winter."

Lu Qingjiu: "No, I mean, do they still have their memories now?"

Bai Yuehu said, "Yes."

Lu Qingjiu: "Doesn't that mean they all remember how you bullied them?"

Bai Yuehu said calmly: "So what if I remember it? Come and fight me if you don't agree."

Lu Qingjiu: "..." You are actually only three years old, right?

The crying of the little kids in the yard was a headache, and Lu Qingjiu began to regret his request to see the Four Seasons God. Bai Yuehu wanted to pick up the three of them and throw them out, but Lu Qingjiu looked at their pitiful appearance and couldn't bear it. He took a lollipop and stuffed a lollipop into each of their mouths, and only then did he manage to coax them. Looking at their chubby, white cheeks puffed up with lollipops in their mouths, Lu Qingjiu couldn't help but pinch their cheeks.

Zhu Rong was the bravest and even whispered thank you. Qiu Shen Haoshou was a little dazed after being pinched, with a bewildered look on his face. Ju Mang was the shyest and hid behind Zhu Rong after being pinched.

Lu Qingjiu said: “It’s so cute.”

Bai Yuehu was a little dissatisfied: "You were much cuter than them when you were a child."

Lu Qingjiu: "Really?"

Bai Yuehu: "Of course it's true."

Lu Qingjiu: "Even if I didn't catch you during the one-year-old celebration?"

White Moon Fox: "..."

Seeing that Bai Yuehu had a strange expression, Lu Qingjiu immediately comforted her by saying that he was joking. No fox spirit could be as pretty as our black dragon. Our black dragon's scales were shiny and much prettier than that fox spirit.

White Moon Fox: "Touch the tail?"

Lu Qingjiu; “…touch.”

White Moon Fox: "Tsk."

Lu Qingjiu laughed awkwardly twice, but his hand still touched the furry tail behind the White Moon Fox. It had been almost three years since he had touched such a soft tail, and he really missed it.

The tablets in Shuifu Village no longer needed to be guarded, and Yin Xun could roam around freely. Lu Qingjiu went to the city to buy him a car so that Yin Xun could travel around. When buying the car, Bai Yuehu asked if he wanted to get another one himself, but Yin Xun ruthlessly refused.

Last time he brought back a slug, who knows what he will bring back next time. Yin Xun doesn’t have as strong a heart as Lu Qingjiu.

Besides, since Lu Qingjiu changed his body, his physical condition has improved a lot. He rarely catches a cold on a daily basis, and the occasional skin injury will heal quickly. However, this is not what makes Lu Qingjiu happy. What makes him happiest is that whenever he wants to eat lotus root, he just needs to go to the kitchen, roll up his sleeves, and cut off a piece at random. The cut part will immediately turn into the shape of lotus root, still very fresh, covered with dew and exuding a delicate fragrance. He doesn't feel any pain, and the broken limb will heal quickly.

The lotus root used for the body is quite different from the ones sold in the market. It's crisp and sweet when raw, but becomes soft and sweet once cooked. Even the bone broth has a sweet, fragrant aroma that's incredibly delicious. You can use some of it in a cold salad with Lu Qingjiu, stew some with pork bones, or even coat some with meat filling, coat it in flour, and deep-fry it to make lotus root dumplings. It's delicious no matter how you cook it.

Of course, Yin Xun, who was eating the lotus root, said that if the lotus root hadn't come from Lu Qingjiu, it might have been even more fragrant. Upon hearing this, Lu Qingjiu said dimly, "Shouldn't it taste better if it came from me? Come on, eat more."

Yin Xun: “…”

Because they had given each of the Four Seasons a lollipop, they had given Lu Qingjiu a good-guy card and were keeping their eyes on his house. But they were also afraid of Bai Yuehu, so every morning when Bai Yuehu went out to work, they would tiptoe and knock on the door, staring at Lu Qingjiu with their round eyes, and whispering, "Brother Lu, do you have any candy?"

When Lu Qingjiu was asked this, her heart softened. She took out some candies from home and stuffed their pockets full of them. Then she pinched each of their little faces and watched them disappear at her door with an extremely kind smile.

Yin Xun stood behind with a broom in his hand, and asked Lu Qingjiu with a complicated expression why he could accept them so easily. Didn't he have any psychological trauma?

Lu Qingjiu was puzzled by what Yin Xun said: "What psychological shadow?"

Yin Xun said helplessly: "Have you ever thought that if they regain their memories in the future and remember that they came to our house every day to ask for candy... wouldn't that be terrifying?" He couldn't help but shudder when he thought of Zhu Rong's tough looks and serious expression.

Lu Qingjiu didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and said calmly: "What's the big deal? I will be their elder in the future, but I have watched them grow up."

Yin Xun: “…” He couldn’t refute it.

The days passed one by one, and everything returned to normal and restored to its former tranquility.

After the bountiful autumn, the snowy winter arrived. Because of his experience that year, Lu Qingjiu was a little apprehensive about this season. Like in previous years, he stocked up on food in his cellar and prepared all the necessary supplies for daily use, waiting for the harsh winter to arrive.

But what he didn't expect was that this year's winter was not harsh. Compared with previous years, it could be said to be much milder.

After the first snow fell, the temperature began to drop slowly, and it was not until the second snow that the road to Shuifu Village was closed.

After Lu Qingjiu changed his body, he found that he was no longer afraid of the cold. He could even roll around in the snow in a single layer like Yin Xun. Although he would feel a little cold, he would not catch a cold or get sick. So the whole winter became interesting.

He fell straight into the soft snow pile, leaving the first human-shaped trace on it, grabbed the snowballs and stuffed them into his friend's collar. The whole family, including two pigs, laughed like a group of fools.

After playing enough, take a hot bath, put on a thick sweater, and hide in the warm bed. If you are bored, you can take out the knitting needles and work hard to knit a sweater.

This year, Lu Qingjiu had ambitious goals. He planned to knit a black sweater and a scarf for Bai Yuehu. Although the pattern wasn't pretty, it was made of real wool and would keep her warm. Thinking of this, Lu Qingjiu couldn't help but laugh.

Bai Yuehu was digging sweet potatoes in the field at the moment. Yin Xun had not come over yet. He heard a bang from the window and thought that a naughty child was hitting his window with a snowball. Lu Qingjiu put on a coat, walked to the bed, pushed open the window, but did not see the child.

This year's winter in Shuifu Village is very lively. The villagers did not disappear again, but continued to live like normal humans. Xiaohua and Xiaohei are very popular with children in the village, and many children will run to his house to play with the two little pigs.

Lu Qingjiu was looking around when he heard a chuckle from above his head. He looked up and saw Dong Shen sitting on the top of the apple tree in his house, looking at him with his head down and a smile on his face.

"Xuan Ming?" Lu Qingjiu was startled. "Why are you here?"

"Why can't I be here?" Xuan Ming said, "Long time no see, Lu Qingjiu."

"Long time no see." Lu Qingjiu said.

In that battle, the Winter God gave him a cold and ruthless feeling, but strangely, he could see the warmth of Xuan Yu in the expression of the Winter God in front of him. He smiled at Lu Qingjiu with his eyes curved, "How are you doing recently?"

Lu Qingjiu hesitated and said, “Not bad, are you Xuanming, or Xuanyu…?”

The God of Winter said: "It doesn't matter who I am, as long as you know that I am the God of Winter."

Lu Qingjiu asked, "What do you have to say?"

Dong Shen raised his hand and threw something to the window. He said, "This is what your grandpa left for you."

Lu Qingjiu took the thing and took a look, only to find that it was a pair of earmuffs.

"He said he loves you very much, but he can't do anything about it because the person he loves most is your grandma." Winter God said gently, "Only when the two worlds merge will he have a chance to resurrect your grandma, so... don't blame him too much."

Lu Qingjiu clenched her earmuffs: "I don't blame him."

Winter God smiled and said, "That's good. I'm leaving now."

Lu Qingjiu said: "Wait."

The God of Winter said, "Hmm?"

Lu Qingjiu said: "Don't you have anything else you want to tell me?"

Dong Shen asked, "Anything else?" He tilted his head. "Nothing else. Actually, knowing too much isn't a good thing. Besides, everyone has a few secrets."

Lu Qingjiu was stunned, and then he saw the God of Winter transform into a butterfly and fly away. Unlike the God of Spring, the butterfly he transformed into was crystal clear and presented a beautiful azure color. Riding on the wind, he disappeared into the snow curtain.

Lu Qingjiu heard the sound of a door being pushed open behind him. It was probably Bai Yuehu coming back. At this moment, he actually felt that what Dong Shen said was right. Everyone has a few secrets, but whether these secrets are solved or not is irrelevant. At least he is happy now.

He had a warm house, delicious food, and the company of good friends and lovers. Lu Qingjiu raised his hand to close the window, carefully put the earmuffs into the drawer and locked them together with his grandmother's diary, as if sealing a piece of history.

The body was hugged from behind, and Lu Qingjiu smiled and said to him: "Welcome back."

He came back and never wanted to leave.

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The author has something to say: It's finished. I will continue to write a few extra chapters to explain the story of Winter God and what everyone wants to see. In short, thank you all very much for your company over the past few months. See you in the next article~ Kiss you all hard!!!